News nuggets: Provocative news briefs from around the Web

Here’s the first of my occasional posts sharing news briefs of interest (directly or indirectly) to the hospital world.

For future issues, please free to pass along interesting items if you see fit.  Just  drop me an note and I’ll take a look.


This Week’s Updates and Info

Aussie hospital proposes use of Tasers to subdue violent patients
http://bit.ly/czSxqw

Great McKinsey case study w/ chart:  Tracks how need for heart surgeons fell in the UK
http://bit.ly/aas21P

2009 Health Insurance CEO Compensation Study
http://bit.ly/9tleD3

The Pitfalls of Accountable Care Organizations
http://bit.ly/9giVya

AMA: One in five claims processed inaccurately by health plans
http://yhoo.it/dt6IAM

About the author

Anne Zieger

Anne Zieger is a healthcare journalist who has written about the industry for 30 years. Her work has appeared in all of the leading healthcare industry publications, and she's served as editor in chief of several healthcare B2B sites.

   

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